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originally inhabited by the Lenape people, Native Americans who spoke a language referred to as Unami and who used the various waterways running through the land for fishing, hunting, etc.
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A power struggle over the land between the English and the Dutch continued until the English reigned supreme and officially named the land New York.
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During the American Civil War (1861–1865), the city's strong commercial ties to the South, its growing immigrant population, and anger about conscription led to divided sympathy for both the Union and Confederacy, culminating in the Draft Riots of 1863.
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The Lenape people had diminished to a measly 200 in number.
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huge cultural movement taking place in New York flourishes
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New York reclaimed its role as the center of the worldwide financial industry
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